It's absolutely simple, really. That is what can appease my aching head. For me, as a kid, it was a Tamiya model or a new plastic M-16 and I'd go play. Now, I have this little black rain cloud over my head. It's all semi hilarious and trust me, I pop open the mental umbrella most days to fend it off and keep the powder dry. Now that I'm all grows dup, it's new rubber that can take the surliness right out of me. Challenge Grifo XS. 32's. File tread. White. Of course.
Kids to bed, wife with tea and book and smiling, me and my rain cloud head out to the garage dialing in the bikes. Door open. Fall coldness enveloping the room. A bit of tune-age going on...I'm vibing with Fleet Foxes these days...and it's Zen. Paradise. Bike in the stand. Gears humming up and down the cassette. Sweet smell of Tri-Flow. Everything gets polished. Dialed. Ready. Rain cloud disappears.
Being fast these days is tres difficile. The league is deeper. Way deeper. Still balanced but nothing's easy. Ever. Couple steps forward, massive steps back. A few more leaps forward, a tumultuous tumble backward. But I just clench my teeth and bring it.
Bike practice tomorrow. Shake the toxins still in me, won't you? It's hard to say no to a Delicious Beer these days. Or 3. Discipline or be disciplined. Left hand holds training and focus, right hand holds a cold beer and sensibilities.
"Ride a lot and ride hard - sometimes for a long time, sometimes for a short time. Drink enough that you can stand riding your bike a lot, but don't drink so much that you can't ride your bike a lot."
Your words are often inspirational to me, and I do appreciate it.
This post rocks. The pure joy and contentment that comes when you do a job well done, your family loves you, and you get to play hard with your buds on the weekend is a thing of beauty. For many, this isn't enough but for me it's the only way live.
Good stuff ...keep it coming.
You really articulate what I (and certainly others) feel about juggling work, family, racing... ...etc. Keep it up.
BTW, please tell your neighbor (GB) that I absolutely enjoyed working for him. One of the few people there that got it. We will miss him.
First off, I always enjoy reading your blog, great stuff. More specifically, thank you for sharing this great post, quite soothing and inspirational. I now have the motivation to go home and get the Ridley all cleaned up tonight after work.


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Trump responds to California hostage situation at Veterans Home
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Chris Childs, assistant chief of the California Highway Patrol, speaks at a press conference after a hostage situation at the Veterans Home of California. Photo: Stephen Lam / Getty Images
After an almost eight-hour standoff on Friday at the Veterans Home of California, officials found the gunman and three female hostages dead on Friday night, CNN reports.
What happened: The gunman, a former client of the facility identified as 36-year-old Albert Wong, "barged into a going-away party" for some of the employees, per CNN. Law enforcement responded to the scene a little after 10 a.m., following reports of gunfire. Police entered the room at the veterans home believed to be where the hostages were being held shortly before 6 p.m., finding Wong and the hostages dead.
The home is the largest veterans care facility in the country, operating as a men's "residential recovery program for veterans" from Iraq and Afghanistan that suffer from brain injury and PTSD, the LA Times reports.
California Sen. Bill Dodd told ABC affiliate, ABC7, that Wong had suffered "from post-traumatic stress disorder" after serving in the Middle East, per the LA Times.. He was "asked to leave the facility earlier in the week."
Per the L.A. Times, the three women were identified as: executive director of the facility, Christine Loeber, 48; therapist Jen Golick, 42; and San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs and Healthcare System psychologist, Jennifer Gonzales, 29.
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We offer this recording humbly, recognizing that it reflects our human limitations and imperfections, but with thanksgiving for the gift of the hymnody of the Orthodox Church, and with great joy that we are allowed to be a part of it.
O Lord, Save Thy People was recorded during three separate sessions during the year of our parish's 10th Anniversary, 2003, in the sanctuary of Holy Cross Church in Linthicum. One piece, the Kontakion from the Canon of St. Andrew, was actually recorded during the service itself. The Junior Choir also joined us for several of the hymns; they range in age from seven to fifteen. The ages of the rest of the choir members shall remain a mystery.
Please note: the CD is out of print. Visit our O Lord, Save Thy People page to listen online.
Hymnody and Musical Forms
The Hymns
For this album, we purposely chose pieces that are used during the major feasts of the Liturgical Year. In liturgical terms, all of this music is considered variable, rather than fixed, since it is used exclusively to prepare for or celebrate one of the annual feasts of the Church. These pieces are parish favorites drawn from throughout the Church year.
The central feast of the Orthodox Church is Holy Pascha, the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is so central that it is commemorated in some way on each Sunday of the entire year. Preceding Pascha is the Lenten season of preparation, lasting 40 days, followed by Holy Week. In addition to Holy Week and Pascha, there are twelve major feasts - eight commemorating events in the life of Christ, and four commemorating events in the life of His Mother, the Virgin Mary - that mark the seasons of the liturgical year.
It is this variable music that gives Orthodox Christians a sense of the progression of time throughout the year. Synchronizing ones inward life to this cyclical calendar is one of the fundamental building blocks of Orthodox spirituality, and one of the best gifts that the Church offers every Orthodox Christian. Remembering that we are almost at Pentecost, or that we have just celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration, for example, reminds us of some very important truths about Who God is, and who we are.
In the Orthodox Church, the best way to learn and absorb the Church's teaching is to listen to the words of the services. In the full cycle of services, such as practiced in monasteries, there are as many as nine services a day. Depending on the day of the year, the day of the week, and the relationship to the major and minor feasts of the liturgical year, the variable hymns and chants convey rich treasures of truth to those in attendance. Thus, by attending only one Divine Liturgy every Sunday, we are missing over 90% of content that is available to us for that week.
For Orthodox Christians, the services of the Church are a huge repository of teaching to be absorbed while in the process of offering worship to God. The notes we have compiled about each piece contain summaries of the Church's teachings that are conveyed in the words of that particular hymn.
Orthodox Musical Forms
A few words about the musical forms and melodies used… As mentioned above, all the pieces on this recording are variable, meaning that they are only used by the Orthodox Church during very specific seasons, associated in some way with a particular Feast Day, or the season of fasting and preparation preceding it. The majority of this recording consists of troparia, kontakia, megalynaria, and koinonikon for feasts and fasts of the liturgical year.
Originally, in keeping with its Jewish roots, the earliest Church sang only Psalms as hymns of praise to God. During the singing of the Psalms, short verses (troparia) began to be inserted between the Psalms. These verses were created around a central theme for the day, which was then restated (troped) in a number of poetic variations. Eventually, these multiple verses were simplified into a single hymn for the occasion. Today, these Troparia are the most concise statements of the theme and central teaching of the Church about that particular Feast.
Koinonikon
The koinonikon is a hymn sung in preparation for, and immediately prior to, the Eucharist (Communion). The text is always from the Psalms.
As far as musical form is concerned, Orthodox hymnody is based on eight tones, which are a series of eight melodic modes into which the hymns of the Church fit. These vary by geographical region; there are, for example, Greek, Slavic, and Byzantine tones, among others. The number of tones (eight) is another carryover from Old Testament synagogue worship, which was simply copied by the first century Church. The number eight has great significance as it refers to the eighth day, meaning the future eternity in which we will worship God without ceasing. So in this way we are reminded every time we sing during worship that we are in a real sense practicing for our eternal occupation.
KONTAKION
Some centuries later, another more complex musical form developed, known as the kontakion. The vast majority of these compositions have not survived. What we now use as the Kontakion of the day was in most cases the first verse of a very long work. As with Troparia, there are many Kontakia that apply to each day of the year, but for major feasts, there is a single kontakion that contains the core of the Church's teaching about the significance of the day.
Megalynaria
Megalynaria are hymns of honor and devotion to the Mother of God, the Virgin Mary. In general about ten percent of the hymnody of the Orthodox Church is dedicated to Mary, who is called the Theotokos (Greek for God-bearer.) The Orthodox Church honors and reveres her above all other mere mortals as the first and best example of what it means to live a life totally dedicated to Christ. Even beyond that, constant references to her during worship serve to remind us of the profound mystery of the incarnation - that God the Creator became completely human and was born of a mortal woman.
Finally, in the eighth century, yet another form of composition appeared, called the Canon. This form was originated by one monk, St. Andrew of Crete, and then refined. Each Canon consists of nine odes, each of which are drawn from nine hymns or poems contained in the Holy Scripture. Odes one through eight are drawn from Old Testament poetry, and ode nine is drawn from the New Testament, specifically the songs of Elizabeth and Mary as recorded in the first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. The Canons that have been preserved for us have survived intact, making them quite lengthy compared to Troparia and Kontakia.
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Myosotis Garniture De Toilette Dresser Set: Background And Appraisal Video
Rene Lalique created several different Garnitures De Toilette (dresser, dressing table, or bathroom sets). The earliest set was created in 1909, with the most prevalent models following in 1919 and 1920 when Fleurettes and Epines were introduced just in time for the roaring 20's. In the mid 1920's Perles would make its appearance, and in 1931 Dahlia, Duncan and Enfants would appear in swift succession. Finally during the war years, Helene's two bottles and one box debuted in 1942.
But the most visually stunning, the set with the largest bottles, and the only one of all the Garnitures to feature nude figures would come in 1928! Just three bottles and one covered box. Their name derives from the Greek word for "mouse ear", the name given to a plant genus with over 200 varieties; so named because of the shape of the leafs which surround the small, usually less than a centimeter wide typically five lobed flowers. The flowering plant exists in Europe and in places as far away as New Zealand and Alaska (where one variety is the state flower).
The plant is the stuff of legends in Germany, where one legend has it that when God named all the plants, a small genus cried out, Forget-me-not, O Lord! And God replied by naming the plant just that. A bit closer to our time, in the 1400's in Germany, it was commonly held that if someone wore the flower from this plant, their lovers would not forget them! In 1926 it was adopted as an emblem by the German Freemasons as a message not to forget the needy (Das Vergissmeinnicht), and was likewise adopted by other charitable groups in Germany and elsewhere. It's also rumored that the Freemasons used it during the Nazi era in Germany in substitution for their typical square and compass symbol as a secret outward means of identification when the Nazis began confiscating Freemason property.
Thoreau ("the mouse ear forget me not…") and other writers of the 19th and 20th centuries incorporated it into the classic literature of our upbringing. And in 1928, Rene Lalique adopted it as the design motif for the Garniture he named after that same flowering plant: Myosotis. It's French for "forget-me-not"!
The three different sized flask style bottles are each trimmed on the sides in Myosotis, as is the base and cover of the matching box. All four pieces have a different figure on top **; the bottles as the stopper decoration, and the box incorporated into the center of the top of the lid for easy handling.
The bottles range in height from 23 to 29 centimeters, and the box is 16 cm tall.*** All four models are hard to find in good condition today. The reasons for this include the relative high cost of the bottles when originally marketed in the late 20's and throughout much of the 1930's, so huge numbers were not sold; the fact that they were introduced just before the depression which had an obvious negative effect on sales all the way up to the start of World War II; and the fact that the large size and narrow flask shape of the bottles made it easy to knock them over, and made it likely that just one fall would do great and irreparable damage.
Finally, as with other large nude stoppered pieces such as the vases Douze Figurines Avec Bouchon Figurine (the barrel), and Sirenes Avec Bouchon Figurine (the flask), leaving the stopper in the bottles for long periods of time (decades in many instances) gave rise to glass sickness in the bottles, an unsightly interior cloudiness that is now a common trait of a great percentage of these bottles when they do appear. **** / *****
Single bottles come up at auction a few times a year somewhere in the world. Complete sets of all four items are very seldom seen, and even sets of just the three bottles are very hard to find as well.
A three piece set with two bottles and the box as shown here did appear at Sotheby's Paris in November 2009 where it sold for a premium inclusive total of €16,250 for the three pieces, over double the high estimate of €6000 – €8000.
A set of the three bottles sans box also shown here was offered in March of this year at the Drouot in Paris by Coutau-Bégarie with an estimate of €16,000 – €18,000. The auction house chose a close-up of the these three bottles as the cover illustration for their catalogue as shown at the top of this article. The bottles appeared to have glass sickness as seen in the lot photo above, and did not sell.
Finally of course, below is the three bottle set that walked into the U.S. Antiques Roadshow in Corpus Christi Texas. Credit goes to the family cat for the absence of the matching box (didn't these come with a house pets warning label?), and each surviving bottle in the set had damage, or the sickness that can be seen in the photo, or both. Yet with all those complications, we judge the appraiser came inside the wide range of right with her valuation. The picture is linked to the roadshow page where you can watch the video.
** The stopper design for the largest of the perfume bottles was also used for the Floreal Paperweight mounted on a square black base. This model is extremely rare to find in the authentic R. Lalique version shown in the preceding link. However it has been mightily reproduced in crystal by the modern Cristal Lalique company.
*** Additional information can be found in the Rene Lalique Catalogue here at RLalique.com in the Perfume Bottles category for the bottles, and in the Box category for the box.
**** Glass sickness, or the clouding of the interior of the glass, can usually be removed, but this will have to wait for another article down the road. However we can say for sure now, that the contributing factor of the stopper has nothing to do with its nude (or not) decoration! 🙂
***** You might wonder why the Myosotis bottles are referred to as perfume bottles, flacons, cologne bottles, or Eau De Toilette bottles, while the two Sirenes stoppered bottles mentioned here are called vases. It's a one-word answer: marketing.
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Rene Lalique Espalion Vase: R.Lalique Appraisal And Lalique Video
The R. Lalique Espalion Vase is a one of the great Rene Lalique Vase models from the art deco era. First introduced in 1927 during the most roaring of the roaring 20's, this was a vase that held true to the roots of Rene Lalique design. The vase was uniquely shaped, had a fern leaf motif all-over the exterior, and small rim opening more suitable for the shorter and smaller daily flowers of the day. It was an extremely attractive decorative object in its own right even if never used as a flower holder. The popular model was sold on several continents by Rene Lalique et Cie retailers and they have found their way all over the world in the 85 years since their introduction. The Espalions are typically seen in opalescent or just clear and frosted, but sometimes in a great blue glass as well as the amazing cased opalescent green shown in the accompanying photo.
As with so much other R.Lalique, the vase that is the subject of this article found its way to the American heartland. Owned by the wealthy Kellogg Family in Minnesota*, it journeyed by gift and then inheritance to another R.Lalique rich U.S. state: Oklahoma.
Out it came at the Tulsa stop of the Antiques Roadshow in an episode that first aired in January of 2012. The appraiser, David McCarron, has over 1/4 century of experience in decorative arts including stints as both auctioneer and appraiser. Currently based in Massachusetts, he has worked for a variety of firms including Sotheby's and Freemans, has even appeared on Oprah (doubtful that he jumped up and down on the Oprah couch to proclaim his love for decorative arts**), and has been with the Antiques Roadshow since its 1997 inception. His take on the great Lalique Blue Glass Espalion Vase can be seen HERE.
We don't know for sure, but we're thinking there's a good chance David is a follower of the RLalique.com website! Here is part of what our Rene Lalique Biography says in the introduction to Rene Lalique:
"In 1900 at the age of 40, he was the most celebrated jeweler in the world and an art nouveau artist and designer of magnificent proportions. But by 1925 at the height of the art deco era he was the most celebrated glassmaker in the world." Amen.
* This Espalion is not the only blue glass R.Lalique vase attributed to the Minnesota Kellogg Family. This writer acquired a wonderful blue glass R. Lalique Borromee Vase from the same Minneapolis family.
** The actor Tom Cruise weirdly jumped up and down on the Oprah Show couch in 2005 to proclaim his love for the now latest of his several ex-wives.
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Lalique Bacchantes Vase: Post War Opalescent Cristal Lalique Bacchantes Vase At Roadshow
The modern Lalique Company has reproduced the Rene Lalique Bacchantes Vase in crystal basically continuously since production of Lalique crystal began after the end of World War II. These crystal reproductions have continued to bring this iconic Rene Lalique design into the homes of tens of thousands of people worldwide even to this day.
The Bacchantes Vase has been reproduced most commonly in clear and frosted crystal, but also yellow amber and gray colored crystal as well.
Unfortunately, some of these modern crystal vases have appeared with altered signatures and sometimes added patinas to be passed off as original R Lalique Bacchantes Vases. By far the most common vase seen in this altered state has been the clear and frosted version. And this has created problems for unsuspecting collectors of the works of the great Rene Lalique.
But little known is the fact that the Bacchantes was also reproduced after the death of Rene Lalique in opalescent crystal, appearing with the signature LALIQUE CRISTAL FRANCE! Pictured here is just such a vase and two photos of the signature. One of these crystal opalescent versions appeared at the U.S. Antiques Roadshow in August 2003 in Oklahoma City that aired in March of 2004, and we thought bringing this to your attention would be a good opportunity to talk about the existence of these crystal reproductions and give a little information and advice about what to look out for.
A modern opalescent Bacchantes Vase has also appeared with a typical script Lalique France signature, and bearing all the other signs of post war production as discussed below.
The hallmark of the post war crystal reproduction Bacchantes is that the bottom of the vase is flat and does not have the concave or indented center section to the underside of the base which is typical of original Rene Lalique Bacchantes. This is the key point to look out for. Does this mean that any concave bottom Bacchantes is guaranteed to be an original Rene Lalique vase? No, and for two reasons.
First, we cannot say that there was never a concave bottom crystal version made post war OR that a flat bottom Bacchantes was never made by Rene Lalique. Anything is possible. But even the Oracle has never seen a flat bottom Bacchantes vase that was definitely an authentic original Rene Lalique Glass Bacchantes.
So in any event, for R Lalique collectors, we recommend avoiding any flat bottom Bacchantes Vase even if you believe it to be an authentic original. It's just not worth being wrong, and getting one with the concave bottom eliminates many risks and concerns. So when they tell you "It was made that way", just reply, "I'd like one made the other way"!
But the second point: It is possible to alter a flat bottom vase and polish out a concave center section to the underside of the base. It's a lot of work and will involve some expense and some risk, but the stakes are high, with the original R Lalique vases being worth much more than the post war crystal reproductions. At the time this article was originally written it said: "We have not seen such a vase, but technically it is possible and just something to keep in mind." However, we have seen several such vases in the years since this article originally appeared. We have seen modern colored Bacchantes that were altered by experienced glass workers from the Alsace region of France, including making the bottoms concave and adding forged pre-war signatures. The perpetrators were apparently caught but not until after some number of forged Bacchantes had made their way to the market. Those expertly altered and forged vases are almost certainly still out there in various collections and will appear in the future.
And the fact that experienced glass workers knew to alter the bottoms to make them concave to be convincing as pre-war? That kind of helps to prove our point.
There actually is a third point, that there might be close copies out there! But none are known so this is not an issue.
Once you are past the flat bottom (see photo on left for an authentic Rene Lalique Glass Bacchantes Vase concave underside), all the regular general rules of evaluation apply. Three sample criteria to keep in mind are:
1. Crystal is heavier than glass, and it feels different. Your best defense is to have handled thousands of pieces of R Lalique so you might know just by handling if you have an original glass version, or a later crystal reproduction.
2. An equally good defense, especially with the amounts of money involved, is to hire an independent reputable Rene Lalique Expert Consultant to evaluate or locate potential purchases. Getting independent advice from a reputable source flows nicely to our third sample criteria:
3. Deal with an honest and competent seller!!! Dealing with an honest and competent seller is not the end of all potential problems, but if you have a choice, an honest and competent seller is the way to go. Not starting out every purchase having to think about how the seller is trying to get one over on you* does provide some assurance and makes the collecting experience a lot more enjoyable. Of course when buying online or making one-off purchases thru similar methods, you may not know much about the seller and we highly recommend in any event getting as educated as you can and spending your time focusing on the item you plan to purchase.
But if you know your seller or dealer makes a living selling R Lalique, then you definitely want to be dealing with someone that is both honest and competent. And when you combine dealing with an honest and competent seller with getting independent expert advice from a reputable consultant, you have drastically reduced the chance to have regrets and you are much more likely to obtain high quality examples at fair prices and build a great collection in a much more pleasant way.
So on the day when the flat bottom opalescent Bacchantes comes your way, you will know to say: I'd like one made the other way! And yes, we know poetry is not our strong suit** here at RLalique.com!
And if you want to know more about Lalique Crystal, the crystal items made after the death of Rene Lalique, a good starting point is the Lalique Crystal section of the Rene Lalique Biography at RLalique.com. There you'll find links to all the information on RLalique.com about Lalique Crystal, and also a link to the website of the modern crystal maker Lalique S.A.
*to get one over on you – to try and slip something by you, to dupe, trick, fool, or deceive you. On the other side of the pond there are similar expressions with similar meanings in use in different parts of the country – "get over on you", "to have you off", or "to have you on" are three examples.
**strong suit – something at which one excels
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Lalique Car Mascots at Le Mans: Musee Automobile De La Sarthe – The Sarthe Auto Museum
Rene Lalique Car Mascots at Le Mans! Who would have thought the sentimental home of European auto racing (and a very sentimental place to the great Texas racer Carroll Shelby) would have a handful of Lalique Mascots on display at the local car museum?
Here is a 5 minute video with a 10 second glimpse at a half dozen hood ornaments designed by Rene Lalique amongst the vintage race (and other) cars.
You can learn more about the Sarthe Auto Museum by checking out the museum website. And the really inquisitive types can learn a lot more about Carroll Shelby at wikipedia! Also, if you are interested in seeing where else in the world the works of Rene Lalique can be found in museums, check out our list of Lalique Museum Collections with links to each museum.
Finally, if you know of any local or other museums that have RLalique items in their collections that are not listed on the Museum page, please let us know and we'll ad them to the list.
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Rene Lalique Glass and Unique R Lalique Objects: A Lalique Video Set to Music
This Rene Lalique Video was set to great music, and is comprised of a series of still shots of a large number of pieces, many unique! The creator moved the camera around and zoomed in and out to create the feeling of movement. Overall, for both the objects and the music, it's worth the relaxing 4 minutes play time for admirers of the works of the great Rene Lalique!
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Rene Lalique: Museum Exhibition Videos – Tokyo Rene Lalique Retrospective at a Glance
Rene Lalique and his R Lalique glass, jewelry and other creations, are being highlighted this year at a Rene Lalique Retrospective Exhibition in Tokyo Japan celebrating the 150 year anniversary of his birth.
We previously wrote about this great Rene Lalique Museum Exhibition back in April, before its opening in late June, and now it is in full swing. The Exhibition will be at the National Art Center in Tokyo until September 7th, and then moves to the MOA Museum of Art from September 15th to November 23rd. The Exhibition features over 400 works of the great Rene Lalique contributed to the Exhibition by museums and collectors worldwide. These works encompass the entire range of his output from cire perdue and unique objects, to jewelry, vases, car mascots, boxes, seals, perfume bottles, and more. It's a great overall look at the designs and accomplishments of this amazing man.
Here is a video of the exhibition that is put to music. You can click the box in the lower right of the video screen below and it will put the video in full screen mode!
If you are traveling Japan in the next several months, this Exhibition is a fabulous opportunity to see so many of the great works of Rene Lalique, so much R Lalique, in once place, including many unique items that you may never have another chance to see in person.
We also have obtained a small number of Catalogues of the Exhibition. These great catalogues, titled Rene Lalique A Retrospective, are over 250 pages long and contain over 400 photos of the items in the Exhibition. You can find these for sale in the Rene Lalique Books and Library area of the website in the Rene Lalique Museum and Exhibition Books and Catalogues section.
And of course, this will take you to a detailed history and biography of the great Rene Lalique!
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Rene Lalique Architecture: The Imperial Family of Asaka, Rene Lalique Glass, and The Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
Rene Lalique Architectural Door Panels In the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum: How did they get there?
The short version is, they were shipped by boat:), but as usual the whole story is a bit more complicated! We'll try and keep it brief as usual.
In 1852, Meiji the Great, destined to be the 122nd Emperor of Japan was born with the name Mutsuhito. His birth was less than a year before Admiral Perry would arrive on the scene. In 1867 at the age of 14, he became Emperor of Japan. He had no children with his wife, but had 15 kids with 5 different official consorts. Only five of his children survived childhood. The one of the five we are interested in is Princess Nobuko, the eighth daughter of the Emperor. In 1910 she married the royal Prince Yasuhiko, also an eighth child, who four years earlier had established the Imperial Family of Asaka!
In the early 1920's, the Prince headed off to Paris for military studies. There he was seriously injured in a car accident in 1923. His wife came to Paris to help nurse him back to health, and they both were still in Paris in 1925 when the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs took the world by storm. Apparently, it took the Asaka family by storm as well, and the new art deco style, decoratif art in everyday life, caught their fancy.
In 1929, they began work on an Art Deco residence in Tokyo that was completed in 1933. While the Ministry of Imperial Household oversaw the design and construction, the input of several of the great French decorative arts practitioners, notably Rene Lalique, and to a larger degree Henri Rapin (to whom the Prince entrusted the interior design of 7 of the rooms), made the house a model of modernist art deco restraint and style. The architectural contributions of Rene Lalique included the glass panel doors, and the chandeliers in the dining hall and grand guest room.
Fast forward through a war, the Asaka Family in 1947 lost it's membership in the Imperial Household, the residence was taken over by the government and put to various government uses, and finally, it was turned over to the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation For History and Culture, which opened the doors of the Asaka residence as the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum in 1983. The Asaka residence had wonderful grounds surrounding it, hence the addition of the word "Teien", meaning park or gardens, to the name of the museum.
And that is why the great doors and chandeliers of Rene Lalique still exist in their original home today, along with other decorative R Lalique objects, all preserved in the museum.
Over the years, the museum has held many exhibitions, including a great Rene Lalique exhibition in 1988 that is documented extensively in the catalogue book of the exhibition containing about 200 very high quality R Lalique photos. A copy of this rare catalogue book from the exhibition at the former Asaka residence is available in the Rene Lalique Books and Library Section.
What happened to Prince Asaka, the creator of the great art deco residence? He served in the military during World War II (not without some controversy), making the rank of General. After the war he moved to the small city of Atami south of Tokyo where he became an avid golfer. He lived to the age of 93, passing away in 1981!
And why are we telling you all this now? Well, it's great R Lalique history, and more importantly, we stumbled across a great video of the museum, which takes you thru a personal video tour, including looks at some of the works of Rene Lalique which are installed and housed at the former Asaka residence. An in situ look at period works of the great Rene Lalique at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum.
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Rene Lalique Car Mascots: Lalique Hood Ornaments in Hickory Corners at the Gilmore Car Museum
Lalique Hood Ornaments -Lalique Car Mascots in Hickory Corners: How did that happen?
In July 1966, the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners Michigan opened to the public. It was the love affair of Michiganders (that's right, they're called Michiganders*) Don Gilmore and his wife Genevieve. Where is Hickory Corners you might ask? Well, it's kind of midway between the Michigan Cities of Battle Creek (think cereal – cold breakfast cereal was invented here by Dr. John Harvey Kellog and it is still the headquarters of the company founded by his brother that bears his name, and Post Cereals is headquartered there as well), Lansing (Michigan State University and the childhood and football home of President Gerald Ford, who played on two Michigan State National Championship Football teams, before the big war of course), Grand Rapids (Autos and Furniture: Austin Automobile Company started there in 1901 and lasted near 20 years), and Kalamazoo (Gibson Guitars was founded here, as was the pharmaceutical giant Upjohn, and it's still home to Checker Motors Company, who used to make the Checker Cab!).
Basically the former heartland of the industrial Midwest during the salad days of U.S. manufacturing! A lot of money was made here and stayed here in the form of public projects by wealthy people and companies. The Gilmores established a foundation that owns the museum and carries on, despite the passing of both Gilmores several decades ago.
So, what does the Gilmore Car Museum have? Where to begin, hmmm. Let's start with the Blue Moon Diner, a real 1941 diner, picked up in toto from Meridian Connecticut, and moved here to the Michigan countryside! And yes, they serve pecan pie and frozen custard. Over 200 autos, from a 1948 "Waltz Blue" Tucker (number 47 out of a total production of only 51), to a Dusenberg! There's a re-created 1930's Shell gas station (including memorabilia from a Shell station just 3 miles from the Gilmore that closed during WWII), a small town train station, nine antique Michigan barns, and three miles of paved roads, as well as a huge collection of vintage pedal cars and miniatures. You may see their authentic London Double Decker bus tooling around the property when you visit, and it's rumored (though not advertised) that a ride in a cool old vehicle might be had from time to time!
The museum is important in many other respects. For example, The Pierce-Arrow Society (the Roadshow video linked below features a Pierce-Arrow with the Rene Lalique Car Mascot Archers) established its museum at The Gilmore. As a result there are a wide array of Pierce-Arrows on display, one of the coolest of which is a 1912 motorcycle. Note that the entire museum grew out of a gift from Mrs. to Mr. Gilmore of a Pierce-Arrow project car needing renovation. Also, the Tucker Historical Collection and Library, a project of the Tucker Automobile Club of America (the "Car of the Future") is at the Gilmore. Heck, they even have a Chrysler Turbine Car!
Why do we R.Lalique types care about all this? Well, because they also have one of the largest hood ornament/car mascot/auto badge collections in the United States. It contains over 1600 items, some of which are Rene Lalique Car Mascots!
And why are we writing about this now? Well, because in August 2008, the U.S. Antiques Roadshow was in Grand Rapids and made a little trip down memory lane to Hickory Corners for a short Video Special at the Gilmore. In the video, Eric Silver (formerly of the auction house Doyle New York, and now with Lillian Nassau LLC) and Antiques Roadshow Host Mark Walberg spent a few minutes talking car mascots, including a little Rene Lalique Car Mascot talk, with some good video to go along with the chitchat.
So check out the Museum Website, where you'll find a ton of great info and cool photos in addition to the ones here. And if you're ever in Kalamazoo, take a pleasant half-day, put the top down and head over to Hickory Corners, where you'll cruise into American Automobile and Rene Lalique History!
* The demonym (that's a word used to describe local people which uses some local stuff in the word) Michigander is credited to Abraham Lincoln! Yes, The Abraham Lincoln! On July 27, 1848, Lincoln was making a speech in the U.S. Congress as a member of the Whig Party and a representative from Illinois, when he made of fun of Lewis Cass, the Governor of the Michigan Territory, by calling him "The Great Michigander!" If Lincoln only knew how well it would stick! What the heck, he carried Michigan in both his Presidential elections.
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Rene Lalique Exhibition Video: L'Exposition Lalique At The Musee du Luxembourg In Paris with Yvonne Brunhammer
Rene Lalique Museum Exhibition Video Tour: Here is a great Rene Lalique Exhibition Video Tour in French, of the works of the great Rene Lalique from Luxe TV. The video documents the fabulous L'Exposition Lalique held in 2007 in Paris at the Musee du Luxembourg and in Berlin at the Brohan Museum in late 2007 and early 2008. The Lalique Exhibition, titled Rene Lalique Exceptional Jewellery 1890-1912 contained not just great and unique Lalique jewelry, but also some unique and other early glass works and objects including a couple amazing unique Rene Lalique Vases. The total number of Rene Lalique objects in the Exhbition was over 300. The video features Olivier Mauny, who at the time was the President Director General of The Lalique Crystal Company, and Yvonne Brunhammer, author and editor of several books and catalogs on the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods including several on Rene Lalique. She is the editor of the Official Exhibition Catalogue Book: Rene Lalique Exceptional Jewellery 1890-1912, which is a profusely illustrated oversized reference book concerning the Lalique Exhibition, as well as a substantial commentary and history about Rene Lalique and his works. There are several versions of this book with different amounts of content. The largest and the complete version (in English) which is 286 pages, is available in the Lalique Library here at RLalique.com in the section on Rene Lalique Museum and Exhibition Books. You can find out a lot more about Rene Lalique and his works in the Rene Lalique Biography Section here at RLalique.com.
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Lalique Exhibition Moves to San Francisco's Legion of Honor Museum
Lalique Exhibition in San Francisco: The fabulous Exhibition "Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique", which was at the Cleveland Museum of Art for many months, opened on February 7th at the San Francisco's Legion of Honor Museum. The Exhibition will run thru May 31st, and we highly recommend that every Rene Lalique collector that didn't see the Exhibition in Cleveland make a visit if possible. There are many unique R Lalique objects on display. You don't get to handle them, but there are Rene Lalique vases, jewelry and other one-of-kind items on exhibit that you may never have a chance to view again. Here is a link to our previous post from the middle of last year announcing this wonderful Exhibition of Lalique!
Visiting the Legion of Honor
The Legion of Honor displays a collection of over 4,000 years of ancient and European art and houses the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts in a Beaux-Arts style building overlooking Lincoln Park and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Address: Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue and Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121, 415-750-3600
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 9:30 am–5:15 pm; closed on Monday
Admission: $20 – Adults $17 – Seniors
$16 – Youths 13–17 and Students with college I.D.
Members and children 12 and under are free.
($10 admission for permanent collection only)
General admission is free the first Tuesday of every month ($10 surcharge for Artistic Luxury still applies). Information: legionofhonor.org
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An R Lalique Duet – A Clean Vase and A Clean Shave
Who is that clean shaven appraiser valuing the Yellow Amber R Lalique Bacchantes Vase at the US Antiques Roadshow in Palm Springs California in June last year? The episode aired this past week. The vase was a wedding gift in 1932 to the owner's parents. Wonderful to see a great piece of R Lalique that has been in the same family since new. The owner almost had his bubble burst near the end of the appraisal, but everything turned out quite well! Note: You'll have to select your video format before playing the video.
And if you need your own appraisal of an R Lalique item, check out our Rene Lalique Appraisal page here at RLalique.com.
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Lalique Perfume Bottle Appraisal: Who Wants A New Blackberry, When You Can Have An Old One – A Rene Lalique Blackberry!
Lalique Perfume Bottles: A short trip down memory lane as a great looking light blue tiara stoppered R Lalique Perfume Bottle Bouchon Mures walks into the US Antiques Roadshow in Miami Florida in 2001 for a Lalique Appraisal. Here's a link to the PBS website, where you'll have to pick your video format to play the video.
Old Style Blackberry In Miami
And it goes without saying that if you need a Rene Lalique Valuation, check our the Lalique Appraisals page here at RLalique.com.
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A U.S. Antiques Roadshow 2008 R Lalique Video
Here is a link to a video where Nicholas Dawes Appraises an R Lalique Perfume Bottle in Los Angeles for the 2008 U.S. Antiques Roadshow. In addition to being a longtime Antiques Roadshow appraiser, Nick is currently in charge of organizing and conducting live auctions for Mastro Auctions, which has a great group of R Lalique items coming up for sale in Chicago on December 13th. See our R Lalique at Auction Section where you'll find a link to more information about the upcoming Mastro auction at the top of the page. We'll post more information about this upcoming sale as it becomes available in the near future. Meanwhile, a VERY happy R Lalique owner in the video!
And you can save yourself a long wait in a roadshow line by checking out the Rene Lalique Appraisals page here at RLlaique.com
Rene Lalique Biography Video With Crystal Lalique Executive Gerard Tavenas
Here is a great short Rene Lalique Biography and History video interview with Gerard Tavenas. This is an informative video, mixing historical information about Rene Lalique with current video of modern crystal making today. You can find out more about Rene Lalique on our Rene Lalique Biography Page.
If for any reason the video does not appear, here is a LINK to it.
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Review: 3*** Rip it up Garrick Theatre @RipItUpTheShow @AstonMerrygold  @mcflyharry, @JayMcGuiness @louissmith1989
Posted byPlayhouse Pickings March 1, 2019 Posted in#Tweetingit, London, Reviewer - Brian
Tweetingit: 3* Three boy band members and an Olympic gymnast team up to re-imagine a 60s pop music show. Think Strictly Come Dancing meets the Rock 'n' Roll Years. A muddled concept just about works with competant staging; but is still great fun.
I really wasn't sure what to make of the publicity shots for Rip it up. The stars of the show, ex boy band members Aston Merrygold, Harry Judd and Jay McGuiness are joined by Olympic gymnast Louis Smith. All were dressed in matching powder blue suits; the impression gained is one of a 60s close harmony vocal group. But hold on Aston and Jay sing; but doesn't Harry only plays drums while Louis will be good for the odd somersault or two? But then the scales drop, they were all on Strictly Come Dancing! There were so many references to 'Strictly' during the show I thought Len Goodman was bound to turn up at some point.
The show begins with the premise of a 1960s pop music show – Ready Steady Go! more than TOTP as velvet toned emcee Cavin Cornwall took the stage. The boys emerge with an excellent company of dancers in support. They open with a solid medley of hits subtitled Bubblegum Britain. Vocal duties are mainly filled by Jill Marie Cooper and guitarist Ant Bryant; who are the unsung heroes of this production. They carry the weight on the majority of vocals while the boys concentrate on the dance sequences. Nine more segments followed, each concentrating on a particular aspect of 1960s music.
Curiously each segment was preceded by a video insert. Interviews featuring Lulu, Roger Daltrey, Dionne Warwick, Zandra Rhodes and Tony Blackburn were interspersed with archive film and newsreel commentary. It was reminiscent of BBC programme the Rock 'n' Roll Years which followed a similar format. But it just wasn't needed and felt like unnecessary padding. Interviews with the boys seemed equally superfluous and another excuse to mention 'Strictly'. A neat medley of Beach Boys hits was followed by a tribute to the summer of love. A strangely awkward sequence, as Soul bossa nova and Green onions were played in homage to the Austin Powers movies.
Act II opened with a couple of Mod songs, and then the Beatles tribute and highlight of the show; a brilliantly executed mash-up of the Fab Four in their psychedelic phase. Strawberry Fields forever, I am the walrus and Come together were complemented by stunning visuals and choreography. But any pretence of a TV pop show disappeared with Strictly Romantic, a shameless plug for that show again. This included interviews with the boys and four very good routines, which could have come straight out of Saturday night TV. It featured the strangest version of Can't take my eyes off you; half way through it changed tempo and turned into a quickstep (totally bonkers). A medley of Motown hits provided a sensible but barnstorming finale.
The four boys on the poster worked hard and did a sterling job; particularly Louis Smith who bravely took the mic and delivered a highly credible version of Let's twist again. For all its emphasis on entertainment, the show was conceptually flawed and poorly researched. Rip it up is taken from a Little Richard song recorded in 1957; Act I featured Nutbush city limits, a hit for Ike and Tina Turner in 1973; I could go on but nobody likes a smart ass. Maybe I'm looking for faults and most punters wouldn't notice it anyway. But if the show purports to be an historic document (i.e. popular culture in the 1960s) it should be accurate. The TV pop show format was pretty cool with its wandering onstage camera but frequently abandoned for no apparent reason. Yes, they got a lot wrong but they also got a lot right; I think we can call it quits.
Director and Choreographer: Gareth Walker
Musical Director: Barnaby Dickinson
Producer: Steven Howard for the TCB Group
Box Office: 0330 333 4811
Booking Link: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/rip-it-up/
Booking Until: 2 June 2019
Review: 4**** All in a Row – Southwark Playhouse @allinarowplay @swkplay @FunkSmuggler @CharlieBrooks0 @dominicmshaw @Otodyn
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DYNAFORMER (USA) (Brown 1985-Stud 1990). 7 wins-1 at 2, Jersey Derby, Gr.2. Second on the USA Sire List in 2001. Sire of 1080 rnrs, 793 wnrs, 117 SW, inc. Barbaro (Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby, Gr.1), Blue Bunting, Rainbow View, Wiener Walzer, Americain, Lucarno, Point of Entry, Riskaverse, Starrer, Critical Eye, Dynaforce, Harmonious, Perfect Drift, Film Maker, Sand Springs, Gozzip Girl, White Moonstone, Purim, Vergennes, Brilliant Speed, etc.
AMERICAIN (c. by Dynaformer). 11 wins. See below.
Spycrawler (c. by Red Ransom). Winner at 2, Saint-Cloud Prix Coaraze, 3d Longchamp Prix Noailles, Gr.2.
Amarak (g. by War Chant). 2 wins at 3000m, 3500m, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Diatome, 3d Deauville Prix Michel Houyvet, L.
Last Born (f. by Monsun). Winner at 2400m in 2012, 2d Saint-Cloud Prix Banassa, 4th Chantilly Prix des Tourelles, L, Prix Charles Laffitte, L.
Green West (c. by Gone West). Winner at 1m in U.S.A.
Allemand (c. by Red Ransom). Placed at 3 in France.
MAJORIEN (Machiavellian). Joint third on The 1996 European 2YO Classification. 7 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 2400m, 1,309,000fr., US$271,450, Longchamp Prix du Conseil de Paris, Gr.2, Prix du Lion d'Angers, L, Santa Anita San Marino H., L, Saint-Cloud Prix Catari, 2d Hollywood Charles Whittingham H., Gr.1, Longchamp Grand Criterium, Gr.1, Santa Anita El Rincon H., Gr.2, Longchamp Prix d'Harcourt, Gr.2, Prix des Chenes, Gr.3, 4th Hollywood Sunset H., Gr.2, Longchamp Prix Dollar, Gr.2, Prix de Fontainebleau, Gr.3. Sire.
AMERICA (Arazi). 4 wins. See above.
SALTY SEA (Siberian Express). 12 wins from 1m to 9f, US$226,598, Calder Flashy Mac S., L, 3d Gulfstream PR Smith S., L, 4th Gulfstream North Miami Beach S., L. Sire.
GUILT TRIP (Pulpit). 3 wins at 1m, 9f, US$252,567, to 2013, Santa Anita Strub S., Gr.2, 3d Santa Anita San Fernando S., Gr.2.
SILVER GRECIAN (Haafhd). 5 wins-3 at 2-from 1400m to 1600m, £64,604, A$7,000, HK$2,954,750, to 2011-12, Newmarket Superlative S., Gr.2, HKJC Sha Tin Mile Trophy, Newmarket Intercasino.co.uk 2YO S., HKJC Racehorse Owners Associaiton H., 2d HKJC Choi Ying H., Cheung Chau H., 3d Doncaster Champagne S., Gr.2, HKJC D'Aguilar Peak H., Hanshin H., Chopard H.
WEDDING NIGHT (Valanour). 3 wins-2 at 2-from 1400m to 2000m, Toulouse Prix Caravelle, L, 2d Longchamp Prix Fould. Producer.
CICEROLE (Barathea). 4 wins-1 at 2-at 1300m, 1600m, £10,760, ?141,900, US$14,550, Longchamp Prix de Montretout, L, 2d Epsom Princess Elizabeth S., Gr.3, Saint-Cloud Prix Perth, Gr.3, Deauville Prix des Reservoirs, Gr.3.
CHOOSE YOUR MOMENT - PRIME CHAMPION (H.K.) (Choisir). 4 wins-2 at 2-from 1200m to 1600m, Pontefract Pomfret S., L, York HSS.com Nursery H., HKJC Jebsen Marine H., 2d Doncaster Call Betdirect Free H.
Race Record: 34 Starts 11-4-4 ?325,000, US$7,104, A$5,164,000, HK$1,400,000.
Head of the 2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings (Extended). Champion Stayer in Europe, Australia & France in 2010. Champion Stayer in France in 2011. 11 wins-1 at 2-from 1400m to 3200m, ?325,000, US$7,104, A$5,164,000, HK$1,400,000, to 2011-12, VRC Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, MRC Zipping Classic, Gr.2, MVRC Drake International Cup, Gr.2, Longchamp Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, Gr.2, Deauville Prix Kergorlay, Gr.2, Geelong Cup, Gr.3, Longchamp Prix de l'Avre, L, Deauville Prix du Carrousel, L, Prix de Reux, L, Chantilly Prix de Mont l'Eveque, 2d ATC BMW S., Gr.1, Longchamp Prix de Lutece, Gr.3, Deauville Prix Michel Houyvet, L, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Right Royal, L, 3d VRC Australian Cup, Gr.1, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase, Gr.1, Deauville Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage, L, 4th VRC Melbourne Cup, Gr.1, MRC Caulfield Cup, Gr.1, Longchamp Prix de Barbeville, Gr.3.


The lovely Charlize Theron is at a dive bar, about to sip on a Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager like any regular Jane. Suddenly, Charlize spots some drunken bros causing a ruckus at the pool table and decides it's time to regulate, lest they ruin her classy drankin'. She walks to the juke box with her beer, passes the curious bartender (is that Bubbles from The Wire?) and puts on Run-DMC's "It's Tricky." Then Charlize releases her own bag of tricks, complete with some skillful pool shots, a darts bullseye, a record high score in a boxing game, and an arm wrestling victory. She's so talented…and all without spilling a drop of her delicious, delicious Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager. In the last few seconds, we pan back to Charlize at the bar. Was it all a fantasy? Is she getting up to do all these things? Are we really to believe that Charlize Theron could sit alone at a dive bar without getting hit on? Will we ever know? According to Ad Age, Budweiser was planning to air a 30-second version of this spot during the Super Bowl, but decided to expand it to 60 seconds and hold off on airing it until the Oscars.
In this new ad that will premiere during the Oscars, we see a young man named Steven, who is about to leave for prom with his date Sarah, and his friends. Then, we hear Steven's unseen dad talking to him about treating Sarah with respect. Why is the dad unseen? Because he's a doctor at the hospital, and he's watching with Nest's video doorbell. It's a nice message that could resonate with the Me Too movement, though the surveillance aspect does seem a bit creepy.


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Q: Can we change packages in Linux from scratch? I've tried to compile Linux through Linux from scratch Version 7.5 and I can't compile some packages because as I realize and googled them, they have some bugs, for example I couldn't compile gcc 4.8. 2 but gcc 4.9. 1 compiled just fine so my questions are:
Can I replace some of the packages with older or newer packages? Does it cause some issue in future?

A: From their general FAQ:

Can I use a version newer than the one in the Book?

If this is your first time building LFS, using a version not in the book or varying from the book in any way is not a good idea. The IRC channel regulars have a saying, "FBBG", meaning "Follow Book, Book Good." They and the people on the lists have helped many an unhappy newbie who deviated from the book during that first build.
Once you've built a system "by the book", you have a stable knowledge base from which to experiment to your heart's content (or pain, as is often the case.)

I guess they say that for a reason.

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1502 // is the function space type right?
1540 // is the domain right?
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1612 class 1 and 2 belong to all lines so aren't considered.
1619 there is at least one instance.
1620 e.g. hasnodes is true if we have at least one instance of Nodes.
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Speed skating is an invigorating sport to watch and participate in. Two competitors race against each other in a counterclockwise direction around an ice track, the winner being the competitor who achieves the fastest time around the track. Skaters compete in short-track and long-track events, racing in either packs of four to six or against one other. Points are awarded in relation to the skater's time in each event. The overall winner is the skater with the lowest number of points.


Energy Policy, Elsevier, September 2013.
India′s energy situation is characterized by increasing energy demand, high fossil fuel dependency, large import shares, and significant portion of population deprived of modern energy services. At this juncture, natural gas, being the cleanest fossil fuel with high efficiency and cost effectiveness, is expected to play an important role. India, with only 0.6% of proven world reserves, is not endowed with adequate natural gas domestically. Nevertheless, there are gas reserves in neighbouring regions which gives rise to the prospects of three cross border gas pipeline projects, namely, Iran–Pakistan–India, Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India, and Myanmar–Bangladesh–India. This study is a political analysis of these pipeline projects. First, it provides justification on use of natural gas and promotion of cross border energy trade. Then it examines these three pipeline projects and analyses the security concerns, role of different actors, their positions, shifting goals, and strategies. The study develops scenarios on the basis of changing circumstances and discusses some of the pertinent issues like technology options for underground/underwater pipelines and role of private players. It also explores impact of India′s broader foreign relations and role of SAARC on the future of pipelines and proposes energy induced mutually assured protection (MAP) as a concept for regional security.


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+ Emily prefers to work in natural light, and has designed the studio to capture the most soft, flattering light available, but she can work in any lighting condition including artificial and low light.
+ Emily has carefully cultivated the team at Cat and the Fiddle Photography, pulling together a professional group who bring years of talent and passion to editing, and behind the scenes magic, who are dedicated to making images that speak right to your heart.
I do this job because I'm a mom too. I'm an imperfect mom. I'm a real mom. I serve boxed mac and cheese once a week, I let my kids stay up late watching movies on my ipad, and I've been known to let them sleep in my bed to keep the scary monsters away. Our story is quirky and it's fun and it's ours...and it needs to be told. I need to make sure to capture these moments and preserve them forever. I need to let them be little and savor every moment of our crazy life. I know what I need for my own heart and soul, and I know that you need it too, because you're a real mom too. You need to have pictures that you can look at in ten, twenty, fifty years and be transported back to that moment - to the moment when he was tiny, and smelled like Johnson & Johnson baby soap, or when she first made eye contact with you, or how it felt to hold his soft little sausage hand.
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